Exist ɪɡˈzɪst Problem Existed Verb Life Planets Monkeys

• does life exist on other planets?
• few of these monkeys still exist in the wild.
• major differences continue to exist between the two countries.
• a solution has been found and the problem no longer exists.

exist

Verb Forms

1. to be real; to be present in a place or situation
• SEE ALSO pre-exist
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• Does life exist on other planets?
• Few of these monkeys still exist in the wild.
• Major differences continue to exist between the two countries.
• A solution has been found and the problem no longer exists.
• On his retirement the post will cease to exist.
• Adequate facilities already exist to serve the needs of people visting the town.
• It is an art gallery that exists only on the internet.
• Evidence of their relationship exists in the form of a series of letters.
• I didn't think people like that existed any more.
• The charity exists to support victims of crime.

Extra Examples

• The problem only exists in your head, Jane.
• The technology did not yet exist.
• He argued that ideas do not exist independently of the language that expresses them.
• They appear to exist in significant numbers.
• companies that exist solely for the purpose of mortgage lending
• the enormous volcanoes now known to exist on Mars
• A temple existed here hundreds of years ago.
2. to live, especially in a difficult situation or with very little money
• We existed on a diet of rice.
• They can't exist on the money he's earning.

Word Origin

• early 17th cent.: probably a back-formation from existence.